Thomas Bacon (politician)
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Thomas Bacon was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
between 1654 and 1655 and between 1660 and 1661.
Bacon was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
. He was one of the Members of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk
in the First Protectorate Parliament
of 1654. Following the Restoration, he was MP for Aldeburgh
, Suffolk from 31 March 1660 to 16 April 1661.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1654 and 1655 and between 1660 and 1661.
Bacon was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
. He was one of the Members of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
of 1654. Following the Restoration, he was MP for Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldeburgh was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessor bodies.The town was enfranchised in 1571 as a borough constituency...
, Suffolk from 31 March 1660 to 16 April 1661.